The GTX 980 Ti owners thread.

Cromulent · 25 Jan 2016 at 22:41

String said:
Question for all fellow 980Ti owners :

What's your plans this year?

1. Stick with what you have.
2. Add second hand to what you have when prices fall (basically, go SLI).
3. Upgrade to the first Pascal that outperforms what you have now.
4. Upgrade to 1080Ti.
5. Something else.

My plan is to upgrade my whole computer when Skylake-E is released and then I'll wait till the next GPU upgrade comes after that and upgrade to that. Realistically it looks like I won't upgrade my graphics card until the release after Pascal. So 2018 I guess.

I'm not ruling out SLI if prices drop though. That could be a nice upgrade in itself although I bought the 980Ti to replace my old Crossfire configuration because a single card was faster than my old dual card configuration and Crossfire / SLI doesn't always work as well as I'd like.

killswitch73 · 26 Jan 2016 at 00:24

can someone tell me if these are good for a full custom water loop

2x 980ti SC @1468 boost with a 150core and 250 mem overclock with no added volts using PX.

5960x at 4.25ghz (same loop)

pump EK dual DDC 3.2 , 2x 480mm rads (top 60mm bottom 40mm)

4 x Riing 12 fans on each , all being controlled manually by the Aquereo 6 XT .

pump on 40% and Fans at 1100rpm

3x dell 1440p gsync (7680x1440p res)

my temps at full load on games like Battlefront and project cars are max 50c and crysis 3 at around 52c . ive never seen it above 54c with GTA5 with pump and fans on only 30% (i like a silent system) .

my question is how far can push these cards and get better scores on firestrike ? it seems there is a lot of room on these cards still and most games only run at around 40c max .

is there anyone with similar spec to what i can add to the gpu ovewrclock ?

Asic is 75.1 and 73.9 .

Dirk Diggler · 26 Jan 2016 at 05:17

You will see graphics anomalies and crashes long before the temperature rises above 55c let alone 60c. The cards are working at 99% capacity as it is, so you won't be able to push much further anyway.

Bolloksitsmeee · 26 Jan 2016 at 13:40

Well i didn't even know there was a thread for 980ti owners, might as well get myself on the roll of honour and make a first post.

Although Friday will be the day for a complete pc overhaul, moving to skylake (8pack Elite bundle), add in another iChill Hybrid 980ti, x34 Predator and that should be the gaming setup done for a few months.

On note of the 8Pack Elite Skylake ATX bundle, is it in stock?
On main search page - Out of Stock(red)
In the items page - All Options in Stock(blue)
Added in Basket - In Stock(green)
Any OCUK staff have a final update?

Kaapstad · 26 Jan 2016 at 18:20

Bolloksitsmeee said:
Well i didn't even know there was a thread for 980ti owners, might as well get myself on the roll of honour and make a first post.

Although Friday will be the day for a complete pc overhaul, moving to skylake (8pack Elite bundle), add in another iChill Hybrid 980ti, x34 Predator and that should be the gaming setup done for a few months.

On note of the 8Pack Elite Skylake ATX bundle, is it in stock?
On main search page - Out of Stock(red)
In the items page - All Options in Stock(blue)
Added in Basket - In Stock(green)
Any OCUK staff have a final update?

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razor007 · 31 Jan 2016 at 16:42

Guys, Need advise. Going to buy 980ti on Monday with another one added next month to run SLI set up.
Been looking at the prices and I have found:
Gainward GTX 980Ti PHOENIX GS - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gainward-geforce-gtx-980ti-phoenix-golden-sample-6144mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-194-gw.html - £480 from Scan (but it does look pinkish)

- Inno3D https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inno3d-geforce-gtx-980ti-x3-ultra-6144mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-c98t3-1sdn-n5hnx-gx-054-in.html at £509

- Zotac https://www.overclockers.co.uk/zotac-geforce-gtx-980ti-amp-edition-6144mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-zt-90503-10p-gx-090-zt.html aslo £509

- Gigabyte https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-980ti-xtreme-gaming-6144mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-173-gi.html £505 from ******

I need to be able to fit them in an SLI mode, Need them to be quiet when not gaming (working a lot at night) and when I game don't want them to turn to a bloody vacuum

The aesthetics are also important with a widowed case I'd like to be able to show off

Don't want to be spending a fortune though. Looked for a used ones but to be fair the prices are not much different to the new ones I have found so may buy myself a piece of mind for a £100 extra.

Been sitting on youtube all day looking at reviews but there is nothing like personal experience with any of those brands.
Had Gigabyte before, never had any of the other.
Which would you guys recommend?

Much appreciated.

Spikey · 31 Jan 2016 at 19:20

razor007 said:
Guys, Need advise. Going to buy 980ti on Monday with another one added next month to run SLI set up.
Been looking at the prices and I have found:
Gainward GTX 980Ti PHOENIX GS - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gainward-geforce-gtx-980ti-phoenix-golden-sample-6144mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-194-gw.html - £480 from Scan (but it does look pinkish)

- Inno3D https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inno3d-geforce-gtx-980ti-x3-ultra-6144mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-c98t3-1sdn-n5hnx-gx-054-in.html at £509

- Zotac https://www.overclockers.co.uk/zotac-geforce-gtx-980ti-amp-edition-6144mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-zt-90503-10p-gx-090-zt.html aslo £509

- Gigabyte https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-980ti-xtreme-gaming-6144mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-173-gi.html £505 from ******

I need to be able to fit them in an SLI mode, Need them to be quiet when not gaming (working a lot at night) and when I game don't want them to turn to a bloody vacuum

The aesthetics are also important with a widowed case I'd like to be able to show off

Don't want to be spending a fortune though. Looked for a used ones but to be fair the prices are not much different to the new ones I have found so may buy myself a piece of mind for a £100 extra.

Been sitting on youtube all day looking at reviews but there is nothing like personal experience with any of those brands.
Had Gigabyte before, never had any of the other.
Which would you guys recommend?

Much appreciated.

Have you considered EVGA? I'm very impressed with my classified. If not then Gigabyte. You've got to factor in RMA processes imo and EVGA and Gigabyte are the best around.

razor007 · 31 Jan 2016 at 19:49

I was looking at other brands as well but EVGA costs ususally £40 more than the rest of them in line with MSI and ASUS.
I would say £510 is my max per card.

If there is a deal somewhere that I have missed please let me know

razor007 · 31 Jan 2016 at 19:58

Just found Gigabyte for £485, but it is the most basic version

I'll keep searching.

Seen in reviews people complaining about the coil whine - is this a big issue and does it affect all cards?

Spikey · 31 Jan 2016 at 21:52

razor007 said:
I was looking at other brands as well but EVGA costs ususally £40 more than the rest of them in line with MSI and ASUS.
I would say £510 is my max per card.

If there is a deal somewhere that I have missed please let me know

I would rather pay the extra for decent RMA service

Spikey · 31 Jan 2016 at 21:57

razor007 said:
Just found Gigabyte for £485, but it is the most basic version
I'll keep searching.

Seen in reviews people complaining about the coil whine - is this a big issue and does it affect all cards?

I get zero whine on my classified.

trawetSluaP · 31 Jan 2016 at 22:31

I think most cards will have coil whine at silly FPS!

I'm not a big fan of EVGAs cards as had bad experience with them. For me MSI is the way to go as all the cards I've had from them have been excellent. Having said that if I had to chose out of the three you have listed I'd go for the Zotac.

Dirk Diggler · 31 Jan 2016 at 22:52

razor007 said:
Just found Gigabyte for £485, but it is the most basic version
I'll keep searching.

Seen in reviews people complaining about the coil whine - is this a big issue and does it affect all cards?

I RMA'D my G1 Gaming and and went for the MSI 6G instead.

Coil whine on the Gigabyte was unbearable.

BaDBoY_uK · 1 Feb 2016 at 01:29

EVGA or GTFO

Wrinkly · 1 Feb 2016 at 02:31

Went for the Gigabyte G1 Gaming when they were first launched. Great card with custom PCB allowing cleaner power delivery. No coil whine on mine.

Kaapstad · 1 Feb 2016 at 07:00

We need more Kingpin 980 Ti owners.

Even 8 Pack has let the side down as I don't think he has any. :eek:

trawetSluaP · 1 Feb 2016 at 09:51

Kaapstad said:
We need more Kingpin 980 Ti owners.

Even 8 Pack has let the side down as I don't think he has any.

You say that but there are two on the TROH where as there's only one Lightning owner - me!

tribz · 1 Feb 2016 at 11:18

razor007 said:
Just found Gigabyte for £485, but it is the most basic version
I'll keep searching.

Seen in reviews people complaining about the coil whine - is this a big issue and does it affect all cards?

No coil whine on my entry level Wind Force 980Ti.

oulton · 1 Feb 2016 at 14:21

Loving my zotac amp 980ti, bloody lovely!

Bought it from the rainforest as ocuk shipping is crazy to my location.

Do I qualify for a free tomb raider game?

JediFragger · 1 Feb 2016 at 15:54

oulton said:
Do I qualify for a free tomb raider game?

I don't think Rainforest are given any, due to their dodgy grey market dealings